Marin never expected that the move to get dozens of fake artillery for fake reinforcements in the north actually led to the Bossa coalition to attack the fake reinforcements in the north first.
Originally, Marin asked the reinforcements in the north to get more fake artillery made of wood to make the enemy scouts believe that this was a main force. At the same time, it was also an excuse for the army to march slowly.
However, he did not expect that the previous artillery battle would scare Frederick III and Jockim I. Then, after hearing that the fake reinforcements in the north had dozens of artillery pieces, the two of them made the decision to attack the reinforcements in the north first because they were afraid of the power of the artillery.
Originally, Marin planned to use more than 10,000 people to scare the Bossa coalition and restrain the large number of scouts of the Bossa coalition. Therefore, Marin simply asked them to find a place close to the battlefield to station them, and then defend the camp with peace of mind, and not go out to fight, so as to avoid being easily defeated by the Bossa coalition.
However, the dozens of fake artillery and a large number of fake iron ball shells were too silly, and for this fake reinforcement, they attracted the attack of the Bossa coalition...
Early the next morning, the Bossa coalition dispatched 10,000 troops, and headed straight to the north with a large number of civilians and wood who built the pontoon bridge.
After arriving on the Wadesi River, more than two thousand civilians began to build a floating bridge under the command of some craftsmen. After all, the Wadesi River is a small river. After the floating bridge was built, ten thousand troops successfully crossed the river and rushed to the camp of fake reinforcements...
At this time, the camp of this fake reinforcements had not been completed. Seeing the tens of thousands of Bossa coalition forces pounced over in a fierce manner, these mugwomen were immediately panicked...
"Don't panic, stand up and guard behind the fence of the village. That's a good spear, scare the other party first!" Knight Stenier, the commander in charge of leading the 15,000 people, shouted loudly.
These civil servants have received certain queue training halfway through the way. Although they have no combat effectiveness, they are still very frightening to queue.
General Hut, who was responsible for leading the team to attack the camp, was almost frightened...
Looking at the tens of thousands of Shilesuyige's "army" waiting for battle, General Hut was also a little hesitant. Although his army was more elite, he could not withstand the enemy's fence to block the cavalry charge of his own army.
If it were on an empty battlefield, General Hut would not mind letting his 3,000 heavily armored cavalry attack the enemy's battle formation and show the cavalry advantages of Lower Saxony and Brandenburg.
However, if the enemy is huddled behind the fence, it will be difficult to deal with...
Although the wooden stick fences that were well-inserted and nailed were not that strong, they were barely able to prevent the impact of the enemy's war horses.
Of course, the premise is that behind the fence is a real army. Because after the enemy rushed up, the soldiers behind the wooden fence also needed to use weapons to defeat the enemy through the fence.
Obviously, this is a fake army. Faced with the rushing enemy, the more than 10,000 fake army suddenly became panicked and in chaos...
They were originally coming to the edge of the battlefield to scare, but the enemy really rushed up and started fighting. Marin never gave a solution to this...
When these camp fences were demolished by the courageous Bossa coalition infantry, facing ten thousand elite Bossa coalition forces, these more than 10,000 civilians suddenly became sheep facing the wolves... Although there were more people, they had no resistance...
Seeing that resistance was hopeless, the Knights Stenier from the Principality of Schleswig simply ordered everyone to put down their weapons and surrender. Anyway, Marin had allowed them to surrender before...
"This...this...this...won?" General Saxon Hut, who was in charge of leading the team, looked confused.
Originally, Frederick III sent him to attack the camp of tens of thousands of enemy troops with an army of tens of thousands of enemy troops, and he was still a little scared. After all, it was a camp of attacking the enemy...
Unexpectedly, the enemy camp opposite, which is said to have 5,000 regular troops, lost its will to resist after the wall was demolished by the suicide squad sent by Hu Te...
"It seems something is wrong..." Hut was a little puzzled. However, he still sent someone to take over the prisoners. Then, he took several commanders of the "reinforcement commander" level, including the Knights Stenier, to the Bossa coalition tent and reported to the Bossa coalition tent...
However, when he sent his soldiers to drag the "cannons", General Hut's face suddenly turned dark - fuck, these "cannons" were all fake cannons made of wood...
When several important prisoners and dozens of fake guns were pulled back to the Bossa coalition camp, Jokiem I was furious:
"Damn it, it's all fakes! We were all fooled by that boy Marin!"
Can Jokiem I not be angry? Before, he was hit by the real artillery of Marin's main force. I heard that the weaker reinforcements in the north had dozens of artillery guns, but in fact he had a small plan in his mind.
You should know that Brandenburg is a poor vassal state and cannot build artillery by itself, but it does not mean that Jokiem I did not want to own artillery. If the army brought by Hut could wipe out the reinforcements and seize all artillery, even if it could only be divided into half, Brandenburg could still be divided into twenty or thirty artillery. In this way, Brandenburg's electorate country would have its own artillery. Moreover, it seems that the artillery produced in East Friesland is of high quality.
You should know that the effective range of the rear-mounted bronze cannon of the Saxon Electorate was only two or three hundred yards. The effective range of the cannons in Marin's main force was definitely more than one thousand yards. After all, Jokim I had witnessed his guard's head being smashed away by the shells from East Friesland...
If Jokiem I had such powerful cannons, he would definitely be happy. Moreover, these cannons can also be used to fight against Marin's 20,000 main force...
Unfortunately, after the Bossa coalition sent tens of thousands of troops to really capture the camp of the "reinforcement forces", they were surprised to find that the artillery was all fake. How could they not let Jokiem down in his lifetime?
Jokeem I was concerned about the authenticity of artillery, while Frederick III was concerned about another important issue. He questioned Stenier sternly:
"Say, are all fake reinforcements from more than 10,000 of you? The information said that 5,000 people were veterans, which is also a scam? Otherwise, how could your camp be so easily compromised?"
The Knight Stenier thought for a while and nodded:
"Indeed, this reinforcement army is all new recruits. Except for a few of us major officers, everyone else is all new recruits and no veterans!"
Frederick III suddenly became nervous, and he began to worry about the whereabouts of the ten thousand veterans of the Principality of Schleswig. So he asked with a fierce look:
"Then tell me where the ten thousand veterans of the Principality of Schleswig went? To be honest, otherwise I will kill you!"
At this time, the Saxon soldiers beside them also cooperated to draw out their swords and intimidate Stenier and others.
The Knight Stenier was indeed a little scared, but soon, he remembered his family... According to convention, if he told the truth, his family would definitely die. Especially, his wife gave birth to a pair of twin sons not long ago...
So, the Knight Stenier forced himself to calm down, and then said calmly:
"Sir, those ten thousand veterans are naturally still on the northern border, confronting the Danes' 20,000 troops! The north really cannot withdraw troops to support them, so the villain led more than ten thousand civilians to disguise themselves as reinforcements and deliberately put pressure on your army."
"That...that fake information..."
"Of course it's fake. You probably don't know that the highest general of the Principality of Schleswig was Woolf Esbrand. He was a very cunning commander. Before, he had led thousands of militias to defeat His Majesty King Hans, who led more than 10,000 troops with tricks!" Frederick III thought about it and believed it.
The key is that Frederick III and Jokim I did not believe that the army of the Duchy of Schleswig could defeat Denmark's 20,000 troops. Therefore, the most reasonable situation is that the ten thousand veterans of the Duchy of Schleswig were still resisting the attack of the Danish army on the northern border.
However, they didn't know that Marin would take advantage of the chaos in England to recruit 10,000 English mercenaries from Newcastle. With the help of 10,000 English mercenaries, the 20,000 Danish army had long been defeated...
In this way, under the thought of the Knight Stenier, the news of Woolf Esbrand and Sakara's 18,000 reinforcements were concealed.
If the Knight Stenier is timid and accidentally tells the truth, it will be over. If the 50,000 Bossa coalition is prepared for the 18,000 reinforcements, it will be over. After all, the 18,000 reinforcements have a very low chance of winning against the 50,000 Bossa coalition. Especially among the 18,000 reinforcements, there are 10,000 English mercenaries who are new recruits. Although they have fought a battle, they still lack experience and courage. If they face the 50,000 Bossa coalition, those 10,000 English mercenaries may not be able to withstand...
Chapter completed!